Prosecutors alleged that Mack was a “slave” of Raniere and recruited other female “slaves” for him, at times holding them down while a symbol bearing his initials was burned into the victims with a cauterising pen.

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Assistant US Attorney Moira Kim told the New York court: “Ms Mack was one of the top members of a highly organised scheme which was designed to provide sex to Raniere.

“Under the guise of female empowerment she starved women until they fit her co-defendant’s sexual ideal, and she targeted vulnerable women.”

This is some creepy stuff. But it actually gets weirder. Check out this tweet Mack sent to “Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson in 2016: